Surbhi Vs Naveen Kumar — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

Surbhi Vs Naveen Kumar — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Written statement filed by the petitioner to be taken on record by the learned Family Court, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent, whereafter the Family Court to proceed in accordance with law; hearing to be expedited without undue adjournments; pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the orders dated 13/08/2025 and 20/11/2025 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court-01, South West District, Dwarka in HMA No. 1904/2024 ('Naveen Kumar vs. Surbhi & Anr.') should be set aside/quashed. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

With the consent of the parties, the petition was disposed of with the following directions, rather than decided on merits.

Key takeaways

The written statement filed by the petitioner shall be taken on record by the learned Family Court, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent, and thereafter the Family Court shall proceed in accordance with law. No direction expressly granting the cross-examination of PW-1 or defence evidence was issued.ratio¶20
The learned Family Court was requested to expedite the hearing without giving undue adjournment to either party, and learned counsel for the petitioner undertook that no adjournment will be sought before the learned Family Court.obiter¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (CM(M) 2397/2025, decided 19.03.2026 by Amit Sharma, J): An Article 227 petition by Surbhi seeking quashing of orders dated 13/08/2025 and 20/11/2025 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court-01, South West District, Dwarka, New Delhi in HMA No. 1904/2024 ('Naveen Kumar vs. Surbhi & Anr.'), and seeking that her already-filed written statement be taken on record with opportunity to cross-examine PW-1 and lead defence evidence, was DISPOSED OF WITH THE CONSENT OF PARTIES without adjudication on merits. Direction issued: written statement of the petitioner to be taken on record subject to payment of cost of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent, thereafter the Family Court to proceed in accordance with law; Family Court requested to expedite the hearing without undue adjournments; counsel for petitioner undertook no adjournments would be sought. Pending applications disposed of.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CM(M) 2397/2025 & CM APPL. 77988/2025

SURBHI .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Ravin Rao, Mr. Anuj Arya, Mr. Pallav Gupta, Mr. Akshit Sawal, Mr. Ayan Sharma, Ms. J. Garg & Mr. Akshay Mathur, Advs.

versus

NAVEEN KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sameer Chandra, Mr. Naveen Saxena, Mr. Aryan Tomar, Mr. Shubham Parashar & Mr. Fahad Zia, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R % 19.03.2026

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

The present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India

seeks the following prayers:-

“a) Set aside/quash the orders dated 13/08/2025 and 20/11/2025 passed by Ms. Niyay Bindu, Ld. Judge, Family Court–01, South West District, Dwarka, New Delhi in HMA No. 1904/2024 titled “Naveen Kumar vs. Surbhi & Anr.”; and/or

b) Direct the Ld. Family Court to take on record the written statement already filed on behalf of the Petitioner and to afford her full opportunity to cross-examine PW-1 and to lead defence evidence before deciding the HMA petition; and/or

c) Pass such other and further orders/directions, as may be required in the interest of justice and is deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

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With the consent of parties, the petition is disposed of with following directions:-

(i) Written statement filed by the petitioner shall be taken on record, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent, by the learned Family Court. Thereafter, learned Family Court shall proceed in accordance with law.

Learned Family Court is requested to expedite the hearing without giving undue adjournment to either of the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner ensures that no adjournment will be sought before the learned Family.

The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

Pending application (s), if any, also stands disposed of.

AMIT SHARMA, J

MARCH 19, 2026/ nk/sg

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/03/2026 at 10:08:54